But hardly the “radical” type of candidates of the early Church, i.e., Joseph Smith. I think you’ll have to go to the other side of the spectrum for ones closer to that style, as discussed by Bushman in the article you cited to in your Mormonism and Democracy post. Still the Mitt reasons were pretty funny actually.

radical – Before the presidency of Heber J. Grant, what all Mormons were perceived by nonmembers to be. After all, they practiced polygamy, despised capitalism, insisted on equal rights for women under the law, and believed that the government had no right to interfere with people’s private sexual practices.

conservative – After the presidency of Heber J. Grant, what all Mormons were perceived by nonmembers to be. (See radical.)